Fast-track courts, bill to tackle leaks: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Indian government will introduce a bill to combat examination paper leaks, featuring fast-track courts and harsher penalties. This move follows ongoing protests and government efforts to reform the National Testing Agency.
Why it matters
The legislation represents a direct policy response to widespread public outcry over the integrity of national medical entrance examinations.
NEW DELHI: PM Modi late Thursday announced that the Union Cabinet will on Friday discuss a bill to further strengthen the anti-cheating law to ensure stricter punishment to offenders.Hours after ordering the establishment of fast-track courts, in a recorded message posted on social media at midnight, PM said that based on the discussion a bill will be moved on Monday, when the second week of the current Parliament session begins, and govt will seek its passage at the earliest."Fast-track courts and strict punishment will be discussed in the Cabinet tomorrow and it will be given final shape after the discussion," Modi said, while underlining that govt has been working on addressing the concerns related to medical entrance exams paper leak over the last two and a half months.
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